The Molecular Foundry Division is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to perform theoretical modelling and simulation of color centers far from equilibrium. This project is part of a multi-PI program initiated at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to synthesize novel qubits using intense pulses of ions and lasers. The postdoctoral scholar will develop methods to predict how swift heavy ions and energetic electrons result in color center formation. The postdoctoral scholar will develop methods to predict the coherence lifetimes of the resulting color centers.   

The postdoc will have a PhD or equivalent qualification in Physics, Chemistry or Materials Science (or a related discipline). They will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team at the Molecular Foundry and the Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division, providing complementary expertise to experimental synthesis and characterization efforts. The postdoc will work under the supervision of Dr. Liang Tan at the theory facility of the Molecular Foundry at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Send inquiries to Liang Tan at [email protected].